Hasso Von Wedel Fate

[Chris Goss]

Oberst Bernhard Rudolf Hasso Von Wedel born 12 May 1883 was killed in Berlin-Tiergarten 1 May 45 and is buried at Berlin-Wedd.

[Boandlgramer]

hmm,
he was already 57 years old while the Battle of Britain.
Why did such a "oldie " take part in combatmissions ?

[Frank Olynyk]

Chris,
According to The Aerodrome, Hasso von Wedel was born May 12, 1893, in Vogelsang. I have other sources at home to check. Where did you find 1883? And what is your source for the May 1, 1945 date? Tombstone?

Frank.

[Chris Goss]

Sorry-1893 (finger trouble). Agree on Vogelsang and all of this came from the German War Graves site

[Frank Olynyk]

Thanks Chris. I must start using the German War Graves website more often.

Frank.

[kaki3152]

Thanks to all for the information.

One final question (which i'm sure will remain a mystery), what unit was he fighting with when killed on May 1,1945?

Carlos

[Nick Beale]

Originally Posted by Chris Goss

Oberst Bernhard Rudolf Hasso Von Wedel born 12 May 1883 was killed in Berlin-Tiergarten 1 May 45 and is buried at Berlin-Wedd.

Is that an abbreviation for the Berlin district of Wedding, do you think?

Re the questions about his unit, when I read the date and location I thought it meant he had been killed in the ground fighting, maybe with the Volkssturm.

[kaki3152]

Nick,

Beacuse of his age, I think Volksturm would be a good candidate.

[John P Cooper]

Originally Posted by kaki3152

Nick,

Beacuse of his age, I think Volksturm would be a good candidate.

In my mind he could have been attached to any of the Luft ground units unless he was not longer part of the Luftwaffe and they pressed into serive with a Volksstrum unit.

John

[Chris Goss]

Gentlemen: Surely we are trying to read too much into this. Berlin-Tiergarten was recorded as his place of death and perhaps my use of the word 'killed' might have got too many hares running. There was so much going on then, without eyewitnesses we might never find out his cause of death